Extortion plagues markets
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: REPRESENTATIVES OF the St. Catherine Parish Council have not been able to collect market fees from vendors peddling in the three markets because gangs have been collecting and keeping the money for themselves.

Manchester Council gets satellite receiver
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: THE MANCHESTER Parish Council was presented with a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver during its monthly meeting last Thursday.

Services manager gets nod to renew contract
BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth: EIGHT OF nine councillors in the Parish Council here voted in favour of renewing the contract of commercial services manager Willard Thompson after it expires on November 30.

Bluefields Beach talks stall
WESTMORELAND: TALKS BETWEEN the West-moreland Parish Council and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) over the future operation of the Bluefields Beach in Westmoreland have broken down.

US dentists treat Manchester residents
RESIDENTS OF northern Manchester recently benefited from the services of eight dental care professionals from the United States, who arrived in the island on November 9 under the Flying Dentists programme.

The Call of the Wild
IN 1903 Jack London, then aged 26 years old, wrote 'The Call of the Wild', which instantly rocketed him to worldwide fame as an author. London had a difficult childhood in San Francisco...

Parliamentarians go on-line
PARLIAMENTARIANS WILL soon be able to access Ministry papers, Ministerial statements and other important documents on-line, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson told the House of Representatives last Thursday.

David Panton: the JLP's bright spark
DR. DAVID Panton without doubt is the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) young, bright spark. Three years ago he burst onto the political scene and immediately captured the imagination of those searching for that special political leader...

Pickersgill clears air on Open Skies agreement
The following statement was issued by Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill, in relation to the bilateral 'Open Skies' Air Transport Agreement recently signed by Jamaica and the United States Governments...

Spanish Town peace meeting postponed
A MEETING scheduled for last Wednesday between the Peace Management Initiative (PMI), Olivia "Babsy" Grange, the Member of Parliament for Central St. Catherine, and Sharon Hay Webster, her South Central St. Catherine counterpart, did not take place. The.

Scores flock diabetes health fair
RETIRED CUSTOMS clerk, Trevor Adamson, left the Diabetes Association headquarters at Downer Avenue, St. Andrew smiling on Saturday. Not only had one of his worries been dismissed...

Road safety programme for schools in western Ja
THE AREA One Police has collaborated with the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) to institute a road safety programme for all-age and primary schools in Trelawny, St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland.

NTCS boss cries foul
THE NATIONAL Transport Co-operative Society (NTCS) is reporting millions of dollars in losses and is planning to seek redress for operators who continue to have their buses seized and impounded, despite having permission to operate.

St Mary Councillors lash JPSCo
PORT MARIA, St. Mary: COUNCILLORS OF the St. Mary Parish Council have expressed concern about the tardiness of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) in dealing with malfunctioning street lights in their division.